Martial Arts

12/20/2024 |  Birmingham to Host 2025 USA Judo Senior Nationals (SportsTravel) The 2025 USA Judo Senior National Championships will be held in Birmingham, Alabama, at the Birmingham-Jefferson Convention Comple.
The shiai competition will be held on May 24 with the Kata Nationals on May 25. The tournament is expected to draw more than 600 participants. The competition will take place at the BJCC, which includes a 45,000-seat stadium and 15,500-seat arena.

12/5/2024 |  USA Taekwondo Named World Taekwondo Member National Association of the Year (SportsTravel) USA Taekwondo was named Member National Association of the Year at the World Taekwondo Gala in Hong Kong, the latest in a string of achievements for the national governing body.
USA Taekwondo won Best MNA Award from the Pan American Taekwondo Union and continued with key milestones including recertification by the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Committee and receiving the Best MNA in Governance Award from World Taekwondo earlier this year.

7/29/2024 |  Judo-IJF to investigate, Israel calls for penalty after Algerian fails weigh-in (Reuters Sports) PARIS, July 29 (Reuters) - Judo's governing body is to investigate why Algeria's Messaoud Redouane Dris failed the weigh-in for his under 73 kg bout with Israel's Tohar Butbul at the Paris Olympics, saying athletes can become "victims of broader political disputes".
The International Judo Federation said Dris arrived for the weight control session on Sunday 10 minutes before the deadline and was found to be 400 grams over the allowed weight limit to compete on Monday.

6/26/2024 |  Bad Bunny Is Getting an Adidas Taekwondo ‘Ballerina’ Sneaker (Footwear News) Bad Bunny is set to merge martial arts and ballet for a new Adidas collaborator.
The Puerto Rican artist debuted the Bad Bunny x Adidas Taekwondo “Ballerina Shoe” during a night out with Kendall Jenner at Paris Fashion Week. Sneaker News first reported the martial arts-inspired silhouette will be a forthcoming collaboration and obtained of the shoe. 

6/4/2024 |  Paris Olympics: What to know and who to watch during the judo competition (Associated Press (AP)) A roadmap to follow for the men’s and women’s judo tournaments at the Paris Olympics:
Athletes to Watch
—Teddy Riner, France: The world’s most famous active judoka attempts to cap his incredible career with a record-tying third individual Olympic gold medal in front of his home fans. Now 35, Riner took a shocking quarterfinal loss in Tokyo, but the 11-time world champion heavyweight still won gold in the mixed team event.